8. Question

India has put on hold all defence procurements from the Finmeccannica company and its affiliate firms in the wake of an
alleged chopper scam. This company is based in

France

Italy

Israel

Sweden

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 9 of 100

9. Question

1 points

The 18th BASIC Ministerial Meeting was held in which of the following cities recently? The Environment Ministers of BASIC countries met to discuss important issues relating to current United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations.

Cape Town

Beijing

New Delhi

Brasilia

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 10 of 100

10. Question

1 points

artificial lake was created in Sunkoshi river near Nepal-Tibet. This also poses serious flood threat to several districts of Bihar as Sunkoshi flows across the border into Bihar as the

Gandak River

Kosi River

Punpun River

Sone River

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 11 of 100

11. Question

1 points

As per the recent report of the united missions Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), Indian economy is expected to grow by ________ in current fiscal.

5 per cent

5.5 per cent

6 per cent

6.5 per cent

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 12 of 100

12. Question

1 points

In order to check rising to current Account Deficit (CAD), the govt had raised import duties on the yellow metal to ________.

5 per cent

8 per cent

10 per cent

12 per cent

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 13 of 100

13. Question

1 points

Which of the following countries has launched construction of a new Suez Canal that aims to speed up traffic along the existing waterway and boost the country’s battered economy?

Egypt

Syria

Israel

Iran

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 14 of 100

14. Question

1 points

Chuck Hagel, who visited New Delhi, recently, is currently the ________.

US Defence Secretary

US Secretary of State

US Secretary of Treasury

US Secretary of Transportation

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 15 of 100

15. Question

1 points

In his recent review, the RBI governor stressed that SLR and PSL process should be made more effective. While SLR stands for Statutory Liquidity Ratio, PSL stands for

Priority Social Lending

Preferred Sector Lending

Priority Sector Lending

Priority Sector Leverage

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 16 of 100

16. Question

1 points

The veteran actress Smita Talwalkar died recently. She was a film and theatre actress of ________ cinema.

Tamil

Marathi

Kannada

Bengali

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 17 of 100

17. Question

1 points

The govt sacked Governor Kamla Beniwal recently for alleged misuse of govt fund. She was erstwhile governor of

Assam

Manipur

Meghalaya

Mizoram

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 18 of 100

18. Question

1 points

The two-day 18th BASIC Ministerial Meeting was held recently. Which of the following is NOT a member of BASIC group?

China

Indonesia

South Africa

Brazil

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 19 of 100

19. Question

1 points

The US President Barack Obama announced a commitment of USD 33 bn to support development across ________ recently in a meeting with the representatives of the region.

Gulf region

African region

Asia continent

North America region

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 20 of 100

20. Question

1 points

India is opting to acquire the Apache attack and Chinook heavy-lift helicopters from which of the following countries at present?

US

Russia

Israel

Sweden

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 21 of 100

21. Question

1 points

The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak of which of the following diseases in West Africa to be an international public health emergency that requires an extraordinary response to stop its spread?

Ebola

MERS

Swine Flu

Japanese Encephalitis

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 22 of 100

22. Question

1 points

The govt has increased the clean energy cess on coal from Rs 50 per ton to ________, recently, to raise more revenue for clean energy and cross subsidizing solar and other renewable energy.

Rs 100

Rs 150

Rs 200

Rs 250

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 23 of 100

23. Question

1 points

Which of the following states has no Regional Rural Bank (RRB)?

Maharashtra

Goa

Tamil Nadu

Karnataka

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 24 of 100

24. Question

1 points

Miihier Singh is all set to represent India at the 48th Asian Championship of ________ in Macau in China.

Bodybuilding

Chess

Weightlifting

Wrestling

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 25 of 100

25. Question

1 points

In the archery world cup stage VI in wroclaw ,poland , Indian women’s team won gold medal. Who among the following is NOT a member of the women’s archery team of India?

Lakshmi Rani Manji

Bombayala Devi Lashram

Deepika Kumari

Babita Kumari

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 26 of 100

26. Question

1 points

Who among the following is the Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister of India at present? He addressed the 18th BASIC ministerial meeting on climate change in New Delhi recently.

Ananth Kumar

Inderjit Singh Rao

Prakash Javadekar

Dharmendra Pradhan

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 27 of 100

27. Question

1 points

Which of the following countries has launched a mission to map Arctic seabed to support its bid to extend its territory
in the region? The region is believed to include large oil and gas reserves.

Russia

Canada

Norway

Sweden

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 28 of 100

28. Question

1 points

Sushma Swaraj visited Myanmar to participate in ASEAN-India Ministerial meeting recently. Which of the following is the capital city of Myanmar?

Yangon

Mandalay

Mergui

Nay Pyi Taw

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 29 of 100

29. Question

1 points

Name the Speaker of the US House of Representatives who has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a joint session of the US Congress at a date convenient to him during his upcoming US visit.

Mitch McConnell

John Boehner

Nancy Pelosi

Eric Cantor

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 30 of 100

30. Question

1 points

The visiting Indian Men’s Hockey team thrashed which of the following countries 5-1 in their second match to clinch the three-match test series recently?

Japan

Malaysia

South Korea

Bangladesh

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 31 of 100

31. Question

1 points

The17th Asian Games (Asiad) is scheduled to be held at Incheon, South Korea from Sep 19 to Oct 4. The first Asian Games where held in which of the following cities in 1951?

New Delhi

Manila

Tokyo

Jakarta

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 32 of 100

32. Question

1 points

The Cenral Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a preliminary enquiry against Kingfisher Airlines and which of the following banks in connection with the Rs 900 cr that the bank had given as a loan to the Airlines?

Syndicate Bank

State Bank of India

IDBI Bank

Bank of India

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 33 of 100

33. Question

1 points

Samba is a variety of which of the following grains grown in Sri Lanka and some parts of India (mainly in Tamil Nadu)?

Maize

Rice

Cane

Wheat

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 34 of 100

34. Question

1 points

Manik Sarkar has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi for further improvement in relations with Bangladesh for better connectivity and development of the North-East region. He is the present Chief Minister of which of the following states?

Manipur

Arunachal Pradesh

Mizoram

Tripura

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 35 of 100

35. Question

1 points

Deepika Kumari is associated with which of the following games?

Shooting

Boxing

Archery

Badminton

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 36 of 100

36. Question

1 points

The Nation remembered which of the following movements on its 72nd anniversary recently? It was launched in 1942 by the Indian National Congress.

1) Quit India Movement

Civil Disobedience Movement

Salt March

Khilafat Movemen

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 37 of 100

37. Question

1 points

Recep Tayyip Erdogan won recent presidential polls in which of the following countries? He is set to become Turkey’s first elected President.

Turkey

Cambodia

Egypt

Syria

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 38 of 100

38. Question

1 points

China has excluded which of the following electronics manufacturer from the list of products that can be bought with public money citing security concerns? The exclusion makes it the fourth major foreign company to face hurdles in the Chinese market.

Samsung

Apple

HTC

Blackberry

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 39 of 100

39. Question

1 points

Which of the following countries has become the new Chair of the ASEAN group?

Bangladesh

Myanmar

Malaysia

Indonesia

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 40 of 100

40. Question

1 points

In her address at the 12th India - Asian meeting the recently, the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj referred to ‘5Ts’ of govt of India. Which of the following is NOT among them?

Tradition

Talent

Tourism

Trade

Telecommunication

Correct

Incorrect

Question 41 of 100

41. Question

1 points

China is pushing for a BCIM corridor to bolster the economy of the region. Which of the following countries is/are also part of the corridor?

Brazil

Indonesia

Myanmar

Maldives

All the above

Correct

Incorrect

Question 42 of 100

42. Question

1 points

The mettur Dam is one of the largest and oldest dams in India which was built in 1934. It is situated on which of the following rivers?

Cauvery

Krishna

Godavari

Narmada

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 43 of 100

43. Question

1 points

Which of the following is a banking/economy related word?

Apartheid

Apprehension

Undermine

Appropriation

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 44 of 100

44. Question

1 points

Who among the following won the men’s singles of the Rogers Cup 2014 recently?

Andy Murray

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Novak Djokovic

Roger Federer

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 45 of 100

45. Question

1 points

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation two hydel power projects, the 44 MW Chutak hydro-electric project and the 45 MW Nimoo Bazgo project in which of the following states recently?

Himachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

Jammu and Kashmir

Uttarakhand

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 46 of 100

46. Question

1 points

Islamist militants forced to flee thousands of members of the Yazidi religious minority and have reportedly killed at least 500 people of the community in which of the following countries recently?

Iran

Iraq

Libya

Kenya

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 47 of 100

47. Question

1 points

During his recent visit to India the US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel offered to co-produce and co-develop the next generation Javelin ________ guided missiles.

anti-tank

anti-aircraft

torpedo destroyer

anti-ballistic

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 48 of 100

48. Question

1 points

India and the 10-nation ASEAN group are likely to sign the long-delayed free trade agreement in services and investments soon. Which of the following is NOT an ASEAN member country?

Singapore

Indonesia

Brunei

Cambodia

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 49 of 100

49. Question

1 points

Aruna Asaf Ali hoisted the Indian Tricolour for the first time at which of the following places during the Quit India Movement?

51. Question

1 points

The selection committee has recommended 15 names for Arjuna awards though no sports person has been recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award this year. Who among the following was the chairman of the selection committee?

Kapil Dev

Sunil Gavaskar

Ravi Shastri

Baichung Bhutia

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 52 of 100

52. Question

1 points

In which of the following states, the state assembly has unanimously passed a bill enforcing the dress code and banning entry of persons wearing dhoti in public places as a cognizable offense punishable with jail term?

Karnataka

Tamil Nadu

Kerala

Telangana

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 53 of 100

53. Question

1 points

The International Youth Day is celebrated on which of the following dates?

1) Aug 8

2) Aug 10

3) Aug 12

4) Aug 13

5) None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 54 of 100

54. Question

1 points

The CBI is soon to file charge sheet in Aircel-Maxis deal involving a former telecom minister. Name the former telecom minister who allegedly forced promoter C Sivasankaran to sell the stake in Aircel to Malaysian firm Maxis Group in 2006?

Dayanidhi Maran

Kalanithi Maran

Kanimozhi

A Raja

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 55 of 100

55. Question

1 points

The Oscar - winning - actor - comedian Robin Williams allegedly committed suicide recently. He is best known for his role in

Star Wars

Good Will Hunting

Gladiator

Godzilla

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 56 of 100

56. Question

1 points

The Book titled 'Half Mother' authored by

Shahnaz Bashir

Harris Irfan

Deepti Kapoor

Robert Gaibraith

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 57 of 100

57. Question

1 points

M Thambidurai is all set to be elected unopposed as Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha. He belongs to which of the following political parties?

TRS

TDP

INS

AIADMK

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 58 of 100

58. Question

1 points

Who among the following are the Parliamentarians who has/have been conferred the Outstanding Parliamentary award by the President Pranab Mukherjee recently?

Arun Jaitley

Sharad Yadav

Karan Singh

4) All the above

5) None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 59 of 100

59. Question

1 points

Tony Abbott, who is scheduled to visit India in September, is the present Prime Minster of which of the following
countries?

Italy

UK

Australia

Norway

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 60 of 100

60. Question

1 points

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a package for building of roads in Jammu and Kashmir during his recent visit to the state. What is the size of the package?

Rs 6,000 cr

Rs 8,000 cr

Rs 10,000 cr

Rs 12,000 cr

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 61 of 100

61. Question

1 points

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed on need to bring a ‘saffron revolution’ with respect to which of the following
states recently during his visit to the state?

1) Jammu & Kashmir

Arunachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

Maharashtra

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 62 of 100

62. Question

1 points

Name the player who has become the first Indian to reach semifinals of World Junior Squash in Namibia recently?

Tushar Kothari

Kush Kumar

Shashi Pandey

Javed Mohammad

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 63 of 100

63. Question

1 points

Which of the following is NOT an award given in the field of sports in India?

Dronacharya award

Arjuna Award

Dhyan Chand Award

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 64 of 100

64. Question

1 points

The Centre has urged all the states to provide 33 per cent reservation for women in their police forces to effectively deal with cases of sexual violence and crime against women. Which of the following states is the first to do so?

Uttar Pradesh

Gujarat

Madhya Pradesh

Rajasthan

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 65 of 100

65. Question

1 points

Which of the following state govts celebrated Kanyasree Divas on 14 Aug throughout the state with an aim to improve the status and well being of girl child?

Gujarat

West Bengal

Maharashtra

Rajasthan

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 66 of 100

66. Question

1 points

Which of the following countries will try to insert its spacecraft into the Martian orbit on Sep 24, 2014 and if successful, it will be the first Asian country to orbit a spacecraft around planet Mars?

China

Japan

Malaysia

India

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 67 of 100

67. Question

1 points

The Judicial Appointment Commissions bill has been cleared by the Lok Sabha. The Bill brought to scrap the collegium system will establish a ________ body for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and the High Courts.

three-member

four-member

five-member

six-member

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 68 of 100

68. Question

1 points

India’s women’s archery recurve team won gold in the Archery World Cup Stage IV in Wroclaw, Poland recently. The team defeated which of the following countries?

Georgia

Russia

Mexico

Poland

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 69 of 100

69. Question

1 points

Which of the following states has become the most favoured destination of foreign tourists among the north-eastern states of the country as per the latest data?

Manipur

Assam

Arunachal Pradesh

Sikkim

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 70 of 100

70. Question

1 points

Which of the following fact is NOT correct with respect to India-ASEAN relations?

The members of ASEAN group include Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam.

India and the ASEAN are set to sign a free trade agreement in services and investments.

The India-ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement was signed in Aug 2009 and it came into force on 1 Jan 2010.

The target has been set at USD 100 bn by 2015 for ASEAN-India trade.

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 71 of 100

71. Question

1 points

India calibrated to its independence day on 15 Aug. This was India’s ________ Independence Day.

66th

67th

68th

69th

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 72 of 100

72. Question

1 points

The Lok Sabha cleared the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014 recently. Which of the following statements is NOT correct with respect to this Bill?

The Chief Justice of India will head the NJAC.

The NJAC will comprise two senior judges of the Supreme Court.

Two eminent personalities and the Law Minister will be the members of the proposed body.

One of the eminent persons will be nominated from among the persons belonging to the SCs, STs, OBCs, minorities or women.

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 73 of 100

73. Question

1 points

Name the Indian-origin academician who has won Fields Medal known as the “Nobel Prize of mathematics.”

Maryam Mirzakhani

Subhash Khot

Manjul Bhargava

Sanjeev Arora

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 74 of 100

74. Question

1 points

The telecom regulator TRAI suggested restriction on political bodies and corporates entering the television and newspaper business recently. Who among the following is the present Chairman of TRAI?

Rahul Khullar

Alok Joshi

Shashi Kant Sharma

Pulok Chatterji

Pradeep Kumar

Correct

Incorrect

Question 75 of 100

75. Question

1 points

Who among the following is the current Union Railway Minister? He launched the next generation e-ticketing system
developed by Centre for Railway information Systems (CRIS) recently.

1) Jagadish Shettar

Nitin Gadkari

Ananth Kumar

Sadananda Gowda

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 76 of 100

76. Question

1 points

The Govt has slashed the borrowing target for Apr-Sep by Rs. 16,000 cr with the objective to provide more liquidity in the
system. Now what is the govt’s borrowing target for the first half?

Rs 5.97 lakh cr

Rs 4.57 lakh cr

Rs 3.68 lakh cr

Rs 3.52 lakh cr

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 77 of 100

77. Question

1 points

The govt has re-launched the Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana for the benefit of citizens aged 60 years and above. The Scheme will be administrated by the

ICICI Prudential

LIC of India

Bajaj Allianz

SBI Life

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 78 of 100

78. Question

1 points

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a new limit on ATM transactions per month. Now customers will avail ________ free transaction from ATMs of other banks in six metropolitan cities.

two

three

four

five

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 79 of 100

79. Question

1 points

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned three ‘Ps’ as the assets of Jammu and Kashmir during his visit to the state recently. Which of the following is NOT among these three ‘Ps’?

1) Prakash (solar light)

2) Prayawaran (environment)

3) Paryatan (tourism)

Pashmina (goat)

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 80 of 100

80. Question

1 points

On the occasion of Independence Day, who among the following was posthumously conferred with the nation’s highest
peacetime gallantry medal, Ashok Chakra?

Captain Vikram Batra

Yogendra Singh Yadav

Rifleman Sanjay Kumar

Major Mukund Vardarajan

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 81 of 100

81. Question

1 points

Who among the following has become the first woman to win the Fields Medal known as the “Nobel Prize of mathematics”
recently?

Maria Chudnovsky

Maryam Mirzakhani

Farinaz Koushanfar

Sophie Morel

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 82 of 100

82. Question

1 points

The Indian railway railway launched its next generation e-ticketing system recently. Which of the following is NOT a highlight
of the new system?

The system is developed by Center for Railway information Systems (CRIS) with an estimated cost of Rs 180 cr.

It would allow booking of 7200 tickets per minute against 2000 tickets in the old system.

With the launch of the system, now 40,000 concurrent users can book e-tickets simultaneously.

Train tickets can now be booked through Go-India smart card without cash transaction.

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 83 of 100

83. Question

1 points

Which other countries celebrate their independence day on 15 Aug along with India?

South Korea

Congo

Liechtenstein

All the above

Only 1) and 2)

Correct

Incorrect

Question 84 of 100

84. Question

1 points

The govt is in process to set up National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) through which of the following
constitution amendment bills?

120th

121st

122nd

123rd

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 85 of 100

85. Question

1 points

The cash-strapped and delayed TAPI gas pipeline project has found a new backer in TOTAL (France) to help take off the project. TAPI gas pipeline originates in which of the following countries?

Turkmenistan

Tajikistan

Tunisia

Turkey

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 86 of 100

86. Question

1 points

The name of Mithali Raj has been suggested for Padma Shri award. She is associated with which of the following games?

Badminton

Cricket

Shooting

Archery

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 87 of 100

87. Question

1 points

The PM Naredra Modi announced a new scheme to promote financial inclusion in the country on the eve of Independence Day. What is the name of the scheme?

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

Pradhan Mantri Jan Jan Yojana

Pradhan Mantri Jan Kalyan Yojana

Pradhan Mantri Jan Samriddhi Yojana

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 88 of 100

88. Question

1 points

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced to issue banknotes of which of the following denominations with inset letter ‘R’ in the Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005 which will bear year of printing ‘2014’ on the reverse?

Rs 100

Rs 500

Rs 1,000

Rs 5,000

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 89 of 100

89. Question

1 points

From the ramparts of historic Red Fort, PM Narendra Modi called for a 10-year moratorium on which of the following on the eve of Independence Day?

Caste and communal violence

Child marriage

Girl child genocide

Farmers’ suicide

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 90 of 100

90. Question

1 points

Who among the following has been appointed the next Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) chairman?

DP Agrawal

Dinesh Singh

Rajni Razdan

Ved Prakash

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 91 of 100

91. Question

1 points

The book titled ‘The Brave’ has been authored by who among the following? It is the chronicle of the heroism of the 21 men awarded India’s highest military decoration, the Param Vir Chakra.

Meena Kandasamy

Robert Gaibraith

Kalyan Ray

Rachna Bisht Rawat

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 92 of 100

92. Question

1 points

Which of the following state govts launched the ‘Bhamashah scheme’ on the eve of Independence Day? Under the scheme bank accounts in the name of women of 1.5 crore families will be opened to transfer benefits directly to their accounts.

Madhya Pradesh

Rajasthan

Gujarat

Chhattisgarh

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 93 of 100

93. Question

1 points

The Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005, which contain some additional or new security features as compared to the previous MG series notes, are issued in the denomination of

Rs 10

Rs 20

Rs 50

4) All the above

Only Rs 500

Correct

Incorrect

Question 94 of 100

94. Question

1 points

Examine the following with respect to the two phase financial inclusion scheme 'pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan yojana and identify the only incorrect statement .

The person who will open bank account will get a ruPay debit card and the family will get Rs 1 lakh insurance cover.

Bank accounts will be opened for 15 crore poor persons with an overdraft facility of Rs 5,000.

It seeks to provide two accounts to 7.5 crore identified households by Aug 2018.

The minimum monthly remuneration of Rs 5,000 to business correspondents who will provide the last link between the account holder and the bank

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 95 of 100

95. Question

1 points

Ramesh Lal Jangde recently, was

the first finance minister of independent India

the fist Indian governor of the RBI

the first president of FICCI

the member of India’s first Lok Sabha

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 96 of 100

96. Question

1 points

Which of the following states will host the 2015 paragliding World Cup?

Rajasthan

Uttarakhand

Himachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 97 of 100

97. Question

1 points

Who among the following is NOT a winner of the Roma Magsaysay Award for 2014 announced recently?

1) Hu Shuli (China)

2) Saur Marlina Manurung (Indonesia)

3) Omara Khan Masoudi (Afghanistan)

4) The Citizens Foundation (Pakistan)

Muhammad Yunus (Bangladesh)

Correct

Incorrect

Question 98 of 100

98. Question

1 points

China’s smog-plagued capital Beijing has announced plans to ban the use of coal by the end of which of the following years?

2016

2018

2020

2022

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 99 of 100

99. Question

1 points

The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has been shifted from Environment Ministry to Water Resources Ministry. The govt of India gave River Ganga the status of a national river and constituted NGRBA in

Jan 2007

Mar 2008

Feb 2009

Dec 2010

None of these

Correct

Incorrect

Question 100 of 100

100. Question

1 points

The govt has set up a committee to provide a blueprint for restructuring the higher education regulator University Grant Commission (UGC). Who among the following is the chairman of the Commission?